Game apparatus.



110.354,937. PATBNTBD MAY za, 1907. E. 0.1JYARMETT.

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APPLICATION PILED NOV. 1 7, 1906. A

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GAME APPARATUS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application filed Noveniber 1'7, 1906. Serial No. 343,924.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it knoWn that I, EDWARD C. DYAR- METT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bartlesville, in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, have invented new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of'which the following is a specification.

Thepresent 'invention relates to game apparatus of that type in which a series of movable objects are placed Within a )casing or box, which casing is provided with a suitably placed goal, to which goal the movable objects are directed by so manipulating the casing or boX as to shift the movable objects and position one of them over or upon the obj ective spot marked by the goal.

Generally stated, the invention comprises a casing or boX of any desired form, having a goal positioned in any desired place Within the casing, Which goal is surrounded by one or more obstructions and Within this casing is placed a series of movable objects Which are to be shifted by the player to land them in or upon the goal. y

More specifically, the invention contemplates the use of a circular, glass-covered casing having a raised, centrally placed goal, beneath Which and in concealed position, is placed a permanent magnet which will attract and hold a movable object of magnetic material, and aroundwhich one orV more circular ridges are placed. The movable objects Within the casing which I preferably use, are small balls, which, while they are colored so as to be indistinguishable so far as the material of which they are made is concerned, are made of different materials, one of them at least being of magnetic material, whilethe others are non-magnetic.

In the drawings herewith, I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention, in order that the same may be clear to those skilled in the art, and in said drawings: Figl ure 1 is a plan view of the game apparatus.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, 2 designates a circular casing or boX, which may be made up of any suitable material and in any suitable manner.

top 3 to retain the movable objects or balls within the casing, the said glazed top 3 and the casing 2 being finished and held in as- Said casing 2 is preferably provided with a glazed sembled position by means of a stripping 4 which surrounds the circumference of the boX.

The bottom of the casing 2 has a centrally placed, raised goal 5, which, in the present embodiment of the invention, is shown as the door of a pictorial illustration of the White House, and beneath this raised goal 5 a magnet 6 is placed in concealed position with its therefore, be attracted only at this particu- A lar point by the magnet 6.

The central goal 5, and preferably the entire pictorial representation of the Vhite House, are surrounded by a ridge 7 so as to j interrupt the smooth surface of the boX bottom` and obstruct the movements of the balls as they are shifted toward the central goal 5 by manipulating the boX.

The balls 8, which may be of any desired number, five being shown in the present instance, may be given different colors, and preferably, to add interest to the game, they are marked with suitable names or other designations to indicate Presidential candidates. The balls are of uniform sizeV and are so painted as that their outward appearance glves no inkling of the material of which they are composed, but one at least of these balls vwill be formed of magnetic material, such as steel or iron, while the others will be formed of non-magnetic material, such as lead or brass.

It is obvious that the magnet elements may, if desired, be reversed. That is, one or more of the balls 8 might be permanently magnetized and an armature concealed beneath the goal 5 without departing from the i spirit of the invention.

In playing the game, the several players will select their various candidates, and each beneath the central goal, and may, therefore, r 1o IOS be Worked into Winning position and held Without difliculty, thereby aiiording interest and amusement to the players.

It Will be understood that variations in design, dimensions, the number of balls used, and in the obstructions or encircling ridges surrounding the central goal, may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not limit myself, therefore, to the exact details of the present embodiment, except in so far as I am limited having a glazed top, a central raised goal having sloping sides in said casing, a concealed magnet beneath said goal, a circular ridge having sloping sides surrounding said goal, and magnetic and non-magnetic balls.

3. Game apparatus comprising a casing having a glazed top, a central raised goal in said casing, a magnet concealed in the bottom of said casing beneath said goal, a eircular ridge surrounding said goal, and a series oi" colored and appropriately designated balls Within said casing, one at least ol said balls being of magnetic material.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence o'l two subscribing witnesses.

EDVARD C. D"1'Ali\il'l"l`. litnesses JOHN H. KANE, MARGUEMTE SrnviiNsoN. 

